[5] At this meeting, it was voted to have the Powder House "builded on a great Rock in Aaron Fuller's's land near Charles River," but the work was not done by the Committee then appointed.
[3] Measuring 8 feet square on the outside and six high on the inside with a concave hipped slate roof, it was built of brick and lime mortar.
[6] By the 250th anniversary of the Town in 1886, it was said that "so thoroughly is Powder House Rock identified with the social life of this community that it has come to be regarded as almost a sacred spot dear to the present dwellers in the village and to the sons and daughters of Dedham scattered throughout the land.
"[5] On the occasion of the 250th anniversary, the building was restored to as close to its original condition as was possible and a bronze tablet was inserted onto its side.
[7] A proposal was made by Louis Bullard to turn the powder house into a memorial of prominent Dedhamites, with their names carved into the building.